Archon of Misery

 was Kyros' spymaster and interrogator in the early days of the Empire. When Voices of Nerat was still just a man, the Archon took notice of his willingness to serve and taste for destruction, when the young scion of the House of Nerat flayed and interrogated his entire family. Under the Archon's tutelage, Nerat quickly developed a reputation for being a sublime torturer and surpassed his teacher eventually.